Burnout Across Thirteen Cultures

VICTOR SAVICKI is Professor of Psychology at Western Oregon University. He has spent 30 years involved in child and youth care work, as a family therapist, private practitioner, consultant, trainer, educator, and researcher.

• Preface Basic Concepts Child and Youth Care Work: Past, Present, and Future Burnout: Its Impact and Precursors Culture as a Lens to Examine Burnout Process, Practice, and Culture Comparisons The Study: The People and the Process Thirteen Culture Comparisons Thirteen Cultures of Child and Youth Care: Who They Are and What They Do Culture and the Determinants of Burnout Pan-Cultural Analysis of the Impact of Environment, Coping, and Culture on Burnout Burnout Configurations Cross-Cultural Comparisons The United Kingdom--Scotland and England: One Country--Two Cultures Germany--Former East and Former West: One Country--Two Cultures Canada--French and English Speakers: One Country--Two Cultures East and West: Burnout and the Fall of the Iron Curtain Separated by a Common Language: Australia, Canada, England, Scotland, and the United States Themes and Recommendations Emerging Themes in Culture and Burnout Burnout Prevention, Remediation, and Recovery Implications for the 21st Century